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Now, necromancer, call upon your companions in the temple."

At the command of the Shinsengumi, the spiritualists in the venue raised their staffs and whispered spells.

A vortex of fused colors emerged on the duel field.

After the Shinsengumi threw another monster card into the vortex, a beam of light shone straight into the deepest part of the temple.

"Come out, [Gravekeeper's Psychic]!"

At the call of the Shinsengumi, a white-haired young man holding a staff came from the depths of the temple.

It opened its gray eyes, sized up its opponent, and then whispered to the leader behind it:

"enemy?"

"No, it's the future gravekeeper!"

Chapter 121: Self-contradictory blockade

After answering the white-haired boy's question, the Shinsengumi looked at Judai again:

“As the most outstanding genius of my grave-guarding clan, the attack power of the psychic in the duel arena will be increased according to the total level of the fused materials.

The fusion materials just now were a four-star Spiritualist and a six-star Prayer Master, so its attack and defense will be increased by 1000 points!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scepter held by the white-haired boy emitted a dazzling light.

[Gravekeeper]: Attack: 2000->3000.

"In addition, when the grave-guarding clan is in the King's Valley, their attack and defense will increase by another 500 points due to the geographical advantage."

[Gravekeeper]: Attack: 3000->3500.

After hearing the words of the Shinsengumi, a strange aura ignited around the white-haired boy, and his gaze towards Judai became even more aggressive.

"Superpower, activate your ability."

After receiving the leader's order, the white-haired boy condensed an illusory card on the field.

The answer from the Shinsengumi also made Judai understand the specific effect of this step:

"According to the Shinsengumi's special ability, at the end of this turn, I can add a [Gravekeeper] monster or [Royal Valley of Long Sleep] to my hand."

After saying this, the Shinsengumi used the last card in his hand:

"Face a card and end this turn."

At the same time, the illusory cards on the field became completely solid and flew directly into the opponent's hands.

"During the End Phase, based on the Psychic's effect, the Counter Trap [King's Tomb in the Valley of the King's Long Sleep] will be added to my hand."

It was not until this moment that the opponent's turn came to a final conclusion.

On the other hand, Judai, who saw this scene, raised another question:

"Um, uncle, why do you only have one card left in your hand?

I drew six cards at the start, used five, and searched for one, so there should be two left at the end."

Judai now has the habit of counting cards, but he is very confused when his opponent's cards suddenly disappear. How come one of his opponent's cards is missing during the game? Where did that card go?

"Is there another card?"

After scanning his duel area, the Shinsengumi finally reacted and said to Judai with certainty:

"The number is correct. The last card is me!"

Tenth Generation: (⊙?⊙)

"Hey, is this still possible?"

The words of the Shinsengumi seemed to open the door to a new world for Judai.

'Does this count as giving up a card at the start?'

After muttering something in his heart, Judai also placed his hand on the top of the deck, declaring the start of the round.

"My turn, draw a card!"

At the same time, the card from the Shinsengumi was opened directly:

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card [Temple of the Valley of the King's Eternal Sleep]!"

At the back of the valley, lamps of the underworld suddenly lit up in the solemn and dignified ancient Egyptian temple.

"According to the effect of this card, from now on, the attack and defense of monsters on your field will decrease by 500 points."

"So, this is the fighting method of the grave-guarding clan?"

After listening to the Shinsengumi's introduction, Judai once again carefully surveyed the opponent's duel arena and began to analyze it carefully:

"Use the site magic [Valley of the King's Long Sleep] to seal off the cemetery.

Then there is the continuous magic [The Temple of the King's Long Sleeping Valley] to block the opponent's special move.

At the front, the [Gravekeeper Psychic] in the monster area has the ability to ensure that the [Valley of the King's Long Sleep] is not destroyed, and to continuously retrieve the [Gravekeeper] clan from the deck.

Finally, use [Temple of the Valley of the King's Long Sleep] to further weaken the attack power of the opponent's monsters.

If the duelists participating in the ritual fail to summon monsters with an attack power of 4000 or more immediately, they will be trapped in the vast sea of ​​the Gravekeepers."

"So, are you going to admit defeat?"

Hearing that Judai had seen through the gravekeepers' methods so easily, the Shinsengumi was slightly surprised, then nodded in appreciation:

"As expected of a young man I value, you were able to analyze all his abilities so quickly.

So, are you ready to just admit defeat and join the grave-keeping clan?"

"No, quite the opposite."

Judai shook his head and continued:

“In fact, I have found the answer to victory.

This blockade chain seems perfect, but it contains contradictions, and I happen to have a magic card that can infinitely magnify these contradictions."

“Conflicting blockades?

A card that infinitely magnifies contradictions?"

The Shinsengumi looked at the card in his hand, [The Tomb of the King in the Valley of the King's Eternal Sleep], with a puzzled look on his face.

This was the first young man in thousands of years who had a conflict with his grave-guarding clan:

"Your jokes don't sound funny.

Moreover, we, the tomb-keepers, also have means to deal with the magic trap. Starting from the next round, [The Tomb of the King in the Valley of the King's Eternal Sleep] will be placed on the field.

This card is the ultimate weapon bestowed by the great Pharaoh upon the Gravekeepers to defend against their enemies. It has the power to make any enemy tremble in fear."

"Do you have a counterattack trap that rivals the power of [Divine Declaration]?"

With the help of the magnified card image, Judai saw the specific effect of this card:

"But unfortunately, there's no time left. This card has no chance of participating in the battle!"

After saying this, Judai played his first card of this round:

"Activate the quick attack magic -- [Fusion Release]."

"Nonsense! You don't even have a Fusion Monster on the field, so why would you need to dispel it?"

Judai's actions made the Shinsengumi frown:

"If a card is activated incorrectly, it will be destroyed directly."

"No, this card didn't activate incorrectly."

Judai confidently pointed at the only monster on the field:

"The one I really want to eliminate is the [Gravekeeper's Psychic]!"

The other party's words made the Shinsengumi and the psychic on the duel field look at each other, and suddenly discovered this strange blind spot:

"etc...!"

"late!"

The reverse fusion beam has been directed at the [Gravekeeper's Psychic] under Judai's order.

According to the sacred rules of dueling, even if its abilities were exceptionally strong, it could only leave the duel arena.

"The seal of the [Valley of the King's Long Sleep] not only seals the enemy, but also seals yourselves."

Looking at the psychic who left sadly, Judai continued:

"Due to the effect of this card, the ability to Special Summon a monster in the second half of [Fusion Release] will not be triggered.

At the same time, since there are no more tomb-guarding monsters on your field, the [Temple of the King's Long-Sleeping Valley] will also collapse."

At Judai's words, the temple that had just been brightly lit collapsed.

"Very good, next, it's the hero's turn!"

Having successfully broken the blockade, Judai used his second card:

"Normal Summon [Elemental Hero Skyman], and based on this card's effect, add [Elemental Hero Sincere New Skyman] to your hand."

"Declare the battle phase, activate the effect of [Sincere New Sky Warrior], and increase the attack power of [Sky Warrior] by 2500 points!"

"Let this duel end here!"

Chapter 122: The Assassin's Request

Didi...

As Skyman's final blow hit the Shinsengumi's phantom, the health bar at the duel stage instantly dropped from the full 4000 points to zero.

Just as Judai said, the duel was easily decided.

The smoke of battle gradually dissipated. Judai, having refolded the Duel Disk, looked at the still dazed Shinsengumi:

"Uncle..."

"I know what you want to say."

Before Judai could finish, a golden mask appeared on the face of the Shinsengumi. He sat back on the stone seat, waved his right hand, and said slowly:

"Don't worry. Based on the results of the ritual, you and your companions will leave here safely."

"Really? That's great!"

Hearing Judai's surprised words and his suddenly relaxed expression, the Shinsengumi under the mask felt a surge of pent-up energy rushing to his dantian.

This was the first time in thousands of years that he had extended an olive branch to an outsider, only to be ruthlessly rejected. He couldn't help but snort:

"Ignorant of good and evil."

Facing the other party's slightly reprimanding words, Judai smiled calmly, not getting annoyed:

"I'm still so young, and I still want to travel around the world and interact with all kinds of duelists."

After saying this, Judai looked at the mysterious old man in front of him with a rather curious look: